³² After the treaty^(A) had been made at Beersheba,^(B) Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces^(C) returned to the land of the Philistines.^(D)

³ And Jonathan made a covenant^(A) with David because he loved him as himself.

The Birth of Samson

13 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines^(A) for forty years.^(B)

Crossing the Sea

¹⁷ When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”^(A)

⁵³ May the God of Abraham^(A) and the God of Nahor,^(B) the God of their father, judge between us.”^(C)

So Jacob took an oath^(D) in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.^(E)

¹⁴ He had so many flocks and herds and servants^(A) that the Philistines envied him.^(B)

⁸ When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelek king of the Philistines^(A) looked down from a window and saw Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.

²⁷ So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.^(A)

¹³ A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew.^(A) Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre^(B) the Amorite, a brother^[a] of Eshkol^(C) and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram.